How much have the forums changed?

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crusadercrusader
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Is it just me, or have the forums changed a lot since, oh say May 2000? The "blackout" obviously removed a lot of long standing members like 68k, and good portion of the forum archives that many people used for reference were lost. The combination of Apple's clampdown, the blackout, and the fact that a bunch of people around here believe that apple is dead, have really made the forums boring, and repetitious.



It just is not as fun as it used to be

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    cosmocosmo Posts: 662member
    I agree, these boards aren't exciting anymore, so much repetition

    i haven't been around as long as some people

    but i will have been here for about two years in july. those were the days.
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  • Reply 2 of 11
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    The forums aren't nearly as good as they used to be, but it really isn't too bad.
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  • Reply 3 of 11
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Just be thankful that AI isn't filled with trolling idiots like MacNN is... <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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  • Reply 4 of 11
    the installerthe installer Posts: 910member
    [quote]Originally posted by Crusader:

    <strong>



    It just is not as fun as it used to be </strong><hr></blockquote>It's OS X. It slows everything down



    - T.I.



    [ 04-15-2002: Message edited by: The Installer ]</p>
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  • Reply 5 of 11
    ferroferro Posts: 453member
    Yeah, the old AI was better...



    BUT, I do think that things have been so boring lately becuase there isnt that much to speculate about anymore... I mean we pretty much get to know where apple is going now'a days...



    IMO...



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    © FERRO 2001-2002
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  • Reply 6 of 11
    logan calelogan cale Posts: 1,281member
    If we can accurately predict what Apple is going to do next, they aren't living up to their reputation. They should surprise us, throw us off guard!
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  • Reply 7 of 11
    jambojambo Posts: 3,036member
    [quote]Originally posted by MacAgent:

    <strong>If we can accurately predict what Apple is going to do next, they aren't living up to their reputation. They should surprise us, throw us off guard!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Steve Jobs announced today that Apple would not be releasing anything at this years MacWorld New York or indeed for the next decade. "We think we're set for a while. Our entire range of hardware includes Pentium crushing chips and our suite of digital hub iApps are the easiest to use on the planet." said Apple's CEO. "We're all going on vacation", he added.



    It's all about diversion.



    J :cool:
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  • Reply 8 of 11
    bradbowerbradbower Posts: 1,068member
    I've been around since early-to-mid '99, IIRC, and while the people have changed, the forums haven't much. We've been through a lot of ups and downs (and offs ), changes, updates, fiascos, dry spells, and influxes of lamers. But we're still here... and it's the same as ever. Repetitive, bitchy, and argumentative, at times exciting, and most of the time Mac-centric, that's us. It's gotten old for me sometimes and sometimes it seems like things are refreshing and new. Blah, blah. I dunno.
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  • Reply 9 of 11
    logan calelogan cale Posts: 1,281member
    Future Hardware used to be fun and exciting. Now it's boring technical babble about nothing, really. I haven't seen a good mockup for ages.
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  • Reply 10 of 11
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    The great blackout really hurt AI. Plus, the final loss of the main page didn't help much either. But as long as its here, I'll probably post.
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  • Reply 11 of 11
    digitalmonkeyboydigitalmonkeyboy Posts: 225member
    The greatest problem is the lack of cutting edge news.



    I remember around May 2000 when I finally registered I would usually be drooling to fidn out "the latest" on AppleInsider.



    However, the forum is now packed with new faces and opinions. I seem to be noticing less efficient conversation because of new...pop-web-kids or however you could express it.......people who simply join the winning side in any arguement?

    It is extremely irritating to leave a post and come back and find that one person has posted an absurd response and their league of buddies have simply dumped agreement in.



    I enjoyed raw, furious BUT unfallacious battles.

    Arguements that followed some sort of train of thinking or flow made it much more productive and less worthless to add your opinion.
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